Diapers vs Cloth diapers ????

Ok so after many conversations about using cloth diapers I think we're going to try and use them except we have no idea where to order them or what ones to order?? We want to at least give them a try and would love anyones input if they've done this before. Ive heard time and time again that we'll safe a ton of money = ) so we would like to give it a go - any advice ladies??

Ok so after many conversations about using cloth diapers I think we're going to try and use them except we have no idea where to order them or what ones to order?? We want to at least give them a try and would love anyones input if they've done this before. Ive heard time and time again that we'll safe a ton of money = ) so we would like to give it a go - any advice ladies??

I am very excited about trying cloth diapers for the first time. I have just been talking to a couple friends that use them and if you do a search on here you can find several posts about people discussing them. We did some research and we will save somewhere between 800-1200 dollars by using the cloth...maybe more. Everyone has different opinions on which cloth diaper system to use. We around going to try the FLIP diapers first b/c i have two friends who swear by them.

I am very excited about trying cloth diapers for the first time. I have just been talking to a couple friends that use them and if you do a search on here you can find several posts about people discussing them. We did some research and we will save somewhere between 800-1200 dollars by using the cloth...maybe more. Everyone has different opinions on which cloth diaper system to use. We around going to try the FLIP diapers first b/c i have two friends who swear by them.

there are tons of styles and brands to choose from, and if you read online or read other posts on this forum you'll find recommendations for about million different diapers. have you done some research yet on all the different options?

here are a helpful link to get you started on costs with different types (or ignore if you've already done this type of research!):

after lots of research of all the options, we've decided to go with the Flip diapers based on the tons and tons of awesome reviews, and based on what makes the most sense to us. here's a link to the Flip and then to a video showing how to use them:

the other really cool thing to do is to try a sampler pack, which some of the cloth diaper companies offer. after baby is born, you can actually try out a few different brands in the sampler pack to see which works best for you/baby. no matter how many reviews you read or how many parents tell you they loved their cloth diapers, there's no way to really know what works best for your family and your baby's body type besides trial and error.

here are some links to sampler packs, which you could even register for.

there are tons of styles and brands to choose from, and if you read online or read other posts on this forum you'll find recommendations for about million different diapers. have you done some research yet on all the different options?

here are a helpful link to get you started on costs with different types (or ignore if you've already done this type of research!):

after lots of research of all the options, we've decided to go with the Flip diapers based on the tons and tons of awesome reviews, and based on what makes the most sense to us. here's a link to the Flip and then to a video showing how to use them:

the other really cool thing to do is to try a sampler pack, which some of the cloth diaper companies offer. after baby is born, you can actually try out a few different brands in the sampler pack to see which works best for you/baby. no matter how many reviews you read or how many parents tell you they loved their cloth diapers, there's no way to really know what works best for your family and your baby's body type besides trial and error.

here are some links to sampler packs, which you could even register for.

I really wanted to do cloth diapering, but I had NO idea which brand to go with and I was so overwhelmed by all the options....plus I was hesitant to pay $20 or close to that per diaper even if it would save money in the long run! Â In the end, my heavensent sister in law gave me a pattern to MAKE my own cloth diapers! Â So far I spent about $20 on fabric and supplies, and I have completed 5 diapers and have the makings of 3 more! I don't know how I could pass this gem on to others...my sister in law made the pattern herself...but the diapers are adorable, ridiculously cheap comparatively, and she swears from experience that they work well. Now all I need is to finish the project (which is not that difficult, and actually really fun) and get rubber pants to go over them, and my diaper dilemma will be solved! Yay!

I really wanted to do cloth diapering, but I had NO idea which brand to go with and I was so overwhelmed by all the options....plus I was hesitant to pay $20 or close to that per diaper even if it would save money in the long run! Â In the end, my heavensent sister in law gave me a pattern to MAKE my own cloth diapers! Â So far I spent about $20 on fabric and supplies, and I have completed 5 diapers and have the makings of 3 more! I don't know how I could pass this gem on to others...my sister in law made the pattern herself...but the diapers are adorable, ridiculously cheap comparatively, and she swears from experience that they work well. Now all I need is to finish the project (which is not that difficult, and actually really fun) and get rubber pants to go over them, and my diaper dilemma will be solved! Yay!

We had considered cloth diapers but when I finished the research we decided the cost savings they say is there wasn't really there! Most of the cloth diapers are not machine dryable, so you have to have enough to hang dry them. They are expensive (the good ones) and you have to buy in multiple sizes. We looked into seeing if there was a service that would wash them for us, but those services rent the diapers, you don't have your own. I wasn't a fan of using rented diapers.

One of my best friends is an environmentalist and she was cloth diapers all the way...funny....she uses the regular diapers at night and when they travel. She said the cloth diapers aren't practical during those times. Plus once you start solid foods and you see how much can come out of your baby, I can't imgaine cleaning the diaper too! If you have a dipaer service it can definitely work.

If you can do it that's great! We ended up going the regular diaper route. We are babies r us rewards points members and we have gotten so many gift cards and free diapers that I think we are saving money on our own.

Lauren :-)

We had considered cloth diapers but when I finished the research we decided the cost savings they say is there wasn't really there! Most of the cloth diapers are not machine dryable, so you have to have enough to hang dry them. They are expensive (the good ones) and you have to buy in multiple sizes. We looked into seeing if there was a service that would wash them for us, but those services rent the diapers, you don't have your own. I wasn't a fan of using rented diapers.

One of my best friends is an environmentalist and she was cloth diapers all the way...funny....she uses the regular diapers at night and when they travel. She said the cloth diapers aren't practical during those times. Plus once you start solid foods and you see how much can come out of your baby, I can't imgaine cleaning the diaper too! If you have a dipaer service it can definitely work.

If you can do it that's great! We ended up going the regular diaper route. We are babies r us rewards points members and we have gotten so many gift cards and free diapers that I think we are saving money on our own.

there are a lot of good reasons to use cloth and a lot of good reasons to use disposables, and i think all of us weigh the information available to make the best decisions for our families and life situations. so i totally respect your decision to go with disposables, lauren.

however, i did want to respond to a couple of things in your post that seem inaccurate. using cloth diapers does generally save money over using disposables, whether you buy high end or low end cloth diapers, or whether you use a diaper service or wash yourself. also, you save a ton more money if you use the same cloth diapers for more than one kid. here's a good website that shows the breakdown of prices of different types of cloth and disposables:

also, there are many cloth diapers that come in one-size-fits-all, so it's not true that you necessarily have to buy different sizes. and despite your friend's experience, many parents are successfully able to use cloth diapers overnight, and even for travel. and many cloth diaper systems are either fine to put in the dryer, or are made of materials that dry super fast.

while i totally understand parents choosing either cloth or disposables, i just didn't want others reading this post to have inaccurate info.

there are a lot of good reasons to use cloth and a lot of good reasons to use disposables, and i think all of us weigh the information available to make the best decisions for our families and life situations. so i totally respect your decision to go with disposables, lauren.

however, i did want to respond to a couple of things in your post that seem inaccurate. using cloth diapers does generally save money over using disposables, whether you buy high end or low end cloth diapers, or whether you use a diaper service or wash yourself. also, you save a ton more money if you use the same cloth diapers for more than one kid. here's a good website that shows the breakdown of prices of different types of cloth and disposables:

also, there are many cloth diapers that come in one-size-fits-all, so it's not true that you necessarily have to buy different sizes. and despite your friend's experience, many parents are successfully able to use cloth diapers overnight, and even for travel. and many cloth diaper systems are either fine to put in the dryer, or are made of materials that dry super fast.

while i totally understand parents choosing either cloth or disposables, i just didn't want others reading this post to have inaccurate info.

With the Flip and BumGenius there is an insert that you use and you don't have to change the cover unless they get it soiled. Another poster put up a YouTube link showing how the Flip diapers works and it's great. It's not going to be much more laundry than you are already adding on for a newborn anyways with all the peeing, pooping, and spitting up babies do.

With the Flip and BumGenius there is an insert that you use and you don't have to change the cover unless they get it soiled. Another poster put up a YouTube link showing how the Flip diapers works and it's great. It's not going to be much more laundry than you are already adding on for a newborn anyways with all the peeing, pooping, and spitting up babies do.

Pamplona - I really hope you didn't find my post an insult, it wasn't meant to be. I am all for cloth diapers, we just couldn't see how using them would be beneficial to us economically, time wise and cleaning/scent wise.

We did a huge analysis of it when deciding whether or not to go cloth or disposable. We put together a spreadsheet comparing the costs (yes we wanted the velcro cloth diapers that came in different sizes) and in the end they were so close we decided time wise we were better going the disposable route since it took less time, less cleaning and less steps.

We also factored in the fact that my friend who was using cloth diapers was having issues with them not drying fast enough. She is a super environmentalist and when even she was having issues we knew it wouldn't be for us.

If we had a diaper service that would clean our diapers and return them we may have reconsidered but since no such service exists in our area and the cost savings were minimal if any at all we decided to go the disposable route.

And whether you go disposable or not, I highly suggest becoming a rewards r us member if you plan on shopping at babies r us. We have gotten so many free value packs of diapers, formula, babies r us gift cards etc....it is well worth it!

To me there are 2 major reasons to go the cloth route - 1 - better for the environment, 2 - I read it's easier for potty training. Based on our analysis the cost component wasn't really a difference...maybe if we wanted a much cheaper diaper it would have been.

Lauren :-)

Pamplona - I really hope you didn't find my post an insult, it wasn't meant to be. I am all for cloth diapers, we just couldn't see how using them would be beneficial to us economically, time wise and cleaning/scent wise.

We did a huge analysis of it when deciding whether or not to go cloth or disposable. We put together a spreadsheet comparing the costs (yes we wanted the velcro cloth diapers that came in different sizes) and in the end they were so close we decided time wise we were better going the disposable route since it took less time, less cleaning and less steps.

We also factored in the fact that my friend who was using cloth diapers was having issues with them not drying fast enough. She is a super environmentalist and when even she was having issues we knew it wouldn't be for us.

If we had a diaper service that would clean our diapers and return them we may have reconsidered but since no such service exists in our area and the cost savings were minimal if any at all we decided to go the disposable route.

And whether you go disposable or not, I highly suggest becoming a rewards r us member if you plan on shopping at babies r us. We have gotten so many free value packs of diapers, formula, babies r us gift cards etc....it is well worth it!

To me there are 2 major reasons to go the cloth route - 1 - better for the environment, 2 - I read it's easier for potty training. Based on our analysis the cost component wasn't really a difference...maybe if we wanted a much cheaper diaper it would have been.

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To: kaitebelle

Posted: Feb-01 06:02 PM (13 of 17)

I have two Gro Baby diapers for rashes.. I got them at Diaper junction online andI got a used kiwi one for 35% off ( it says they are only used 3 to 4 weeks in their trial thing) and I got a vanilla snap one new.. I like them so far but i dont have the extra inserts so i havent tried switching inserts instead of the shells.. I like that they are one size..

I have two Gro Baby diapers for rashes.. I got them at Diaper junction online andI got a used kiwi one for 35% off ( it says they are only used 3 to 4 weeks in their trial thing) and I got a vanilla snap one new.. I like them so far but i dont have the extra inserts so i havent tried switching inserts instead of the shells.. I like that they are one size..

i think it's great and helpful to all that you have outlined your experience with cloth diaper research. since there may be folks reading the posts who have not done a ton of research, i also wanted to present an alternate view.

many analyses, including the website i listed, show cloth diapers to be signficantly less expensive than disposable diapers. washing your own prefolds is the cheapest way to go, but even the more expensive cloth diapers come out cheaper than disposables for most families over time (see website - there are also lots of others). and if you use cloth for more than one child, it's even cheaper.

also, while your friend's experience is certainly completely valid, i wanted other readers to know that there are tons of parents who do not have the issues she mentioned with cloth diapers. like everything else with parenting, there's a huge variety of experiences with diapers.

from my conversations and research, i'd gather that the majority of parents who use cloth are highly satisfied with them, just as the majority of parents who use disposables are satisfied with them. the type you choose depends on you and your family's needs, and you switch if something's not working for you.

i think it's great and helpful to all that you have outlined your experience with cloth diaper research. since there may be folks reading the posts who have not done a ton of research, i also wanted to present an alternate view.

many analyses, including the website i listed, show cloth diapers to be signficantly less expensive than disposable diapers. washing your own prefolds is the cheapest way to go, but even the more expensive cloth diapers come out cheaper than disposables for most families over time (see website - there are also lots of others). and if you use cloth for more than one child, it's even cheaper.

also, while your friend's experience is certainly completely valid, i wanted other readers to know that there are tons of parents who do not have the issues she mentioned with cloth diapers. like everything else with parenting, there's a huge variety of experiences with diapers.

from my conversations and research, i'd gather that the majority of parents who use cloth are highly satisfied with them, just as the majority of parents who use disposables are satisfied with them. the type you choose depends on you and your family's needs, and you switch if something's not working for you.

We're using Smartipants (www.smartipants.com) They are well known among celeb Moms and they were even on an episode of Oprah! I found them in Parents magazine and took a look and fell in love. I plan on using them during the day only but only after Conner gets to be 6-8wks in age. That way his cord is gone, and his body is use to the breast milk and/or formula and it won't be so runny green. Yek. We're buying 9 plus the inserts. Hope this helps! :o)

We're using Smartipants (www.smartipants.com) They are well known among celeb Moms and they were even on an episode of Oprah! I found them in Parents magazine and took a look and fell in love. I plan on using them during the day only but only after Conner gets to be 6-8wks in age. That way his cord is gone, and his body is use to the breast milk and/or formula and it won't be so runny green. Yek. We're buying 9 plus the inserts. Hope this helps! :o)

so what are your thoughts about having the pocket for the insert? i've been more drawn to the diaper types with the inserts against baby's skin (like the Flip), since the pocket insert types (like smartipants) means you'd always have to wash and change both the shell and the insert. with the Flip and others like it, you'd only have to change the inserts whenever the diaper's not super full. not sure if my description makes sense, but i'm curious to hear what you think if so!

so what are your thoughts about having the pocket for the insert? i've been more drawn to the diaper types with the inserts against baby's skin (like the Flip), since the pocket insert types (like smartipants) means you'd always have to wash and change both the shell and the insert. with the Flip and others like it, you'd only have to change the inserts whenever the diaper's not super full. not sure if my description makes sense, but i'm curious to hear what you think if so!

I love love love gdiapers! They're cute and end up being cheaper and more versatile than other types I've tried. They sell them in most Babies R Us stores so they're easy to get as well. You can also order them off websites such as diapers.com and amazon.com.

I love love love gdiapers! They're cute and end up being cheaper and more versatile than other types I've tried. They sell them in most Babies R Us stores so they're easy to get as well. You can also order them off websites such as diapers.com and amazon.com.

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